l9n/ Mississippi

2024 Regular Session

House Bill 236

Helping Heroes Act; create to provide support to first responders and public EMS personnel diagnosed with PTSD.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Ways and Means Committee on March 5, 2024. The 2024 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO CREATE THE "HELPING HEROES ACT" TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO ANY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER, FIREFIGHTER OR PUBLIC EMS PERSONNEL WHO IS DIAGNOSED WITH PTSD BY A MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL DURING HIS OR HER NORMAL COURSE OF DUTY; TO PROVIDE DEFINITIONS; TO PROVIDE THAT AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO PURSUING WORKERS' COMPENSATION BENEFITS, UPON A DIAGNOSIS OF PTSD, A FIRST RESPONDER OR PUBLIC EMS PERSONNEL SHALL BE ENTITLED TO REIMBURSEMENT FOR PAID MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AND UP TO THIRTY DAYS OF PAID TIME OFF; TO PROVIDE THAT THE TREATMENT AND PAID TIME OFF FOR EACH ELIGIBLE FIRST RESPONDER OR PUBLIC EMS PERSONNEL SHALL NOT EXCEED $7,500.00 PER PERSON ANNUALLY; TO PROVIDE THAT THE TREATMENT AND PAID TIME OFF SHALL BE PAID THROUGH THE INSURANCE PREMIUM TAX REVENUE COLLECTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE; TO CREATE A SPECIAL FUND IN THE STATE TREASURY TO BE KNOWN AS THE "HELPING HEROES ACT FUND"; TO PROVIDE THE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS OF THE FUND; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

Its course

January 17 to March 5, 2024, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action2 actions on 2 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 17 to Mar 5 · stopped48 days

Ways and MeansJan 17 to Mar 5 · stopped48 days

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Jan 17 – Mar 5

  1. Jan 17Referred to the House committee on Ways and Means
  2. Mar 5Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 17Referred To Ways and MeansHouse of Representatives
  2. Mar 5Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives